Lumbatan, Lanao del Sur

Lumbatan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 17,445 people in 2,200 households.

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Barangays

Lumbatan is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.

  • Alog
  • Basayungun
  • Buad
  • Budi
  • Dago-ok
  • Dalama
  • Dalipuga
  • Lalapung
  • Lumbac
  • Lumbac Bacayawan
  • Lunay
  • Macadar
  • Madaya
  • Minanga
  • Pantar
  • Picotaan
  • Poblacion (Lumbatan)
  • Tambac
  • Bubong Macadar
  • Penaring
  • Ligue

History

In 2005, nine barangays of Lumbatan were made into Lumbaca-Unayan, a separate municipality.

Barangay Ligue was created out of barangay Pantar in pursuant to Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 79 dated 27 October 1998, which was ratified through a plebiscite conducted by the COMELEC on March 25, 2006.[1]

References

  1. ^ National Statistical Coordination Board (2006-04-27). "2006 Factsheet". http://www.nscb.gov.ph/factsheet/pdf06/fs4_06.asp. Retrieved 2006-06-24. 

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